Banco Santander approves 2026 interim cash dividend of €0.127 per share
Santander approved a 2026 interim cash dividend of €0.127 ($0.144) per share, up 10% versus last year’s interim dividend. The total interim shareholder remuneration for 2026 results is about €3.7 billion, split about evenly between a cash dividend and the August share buyback programme.
144) per share, a 10% increase compared with the interim dividend paid last year, the euro zone's largest lender by market value said on Tuesday. 7 billion, split about evenly between a cash dividend and the share buyback programme launched in August. Marks the fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth in cash payout, with the interim dividend per share up 162% since 2021. Santander's board intends to apply an ordinary shareholder remuneration policy for results from 2026 to 2028 that allocates approximately 50% of the group’s underlying profit.
From 2027 results, the policy is expected to comprise approximately 35% of the group's underlying profit in cash dividends and around 15% in share buybacks, it said. com; +48 58 7696600;)